Medication Reconciliation: Getting Started with IT
At Myrtue Medical Center (MMC), a 25-bed critical access hospital (CAH) in Harlan, Iowa. the quality improvement team had been contemplating how information technology could help the hospital deliver improved care to its patients. Even though the government’s electronic health records (EHR) incentive program had not yet been unveiled back in 2007, Myrtue’s Quality Improvement Team recognized the value of electronic health records that included advanced functionality such as computerized provider order entry.
Malpractice Claims Analysis Confirms Risks in EHRs
Technological advancements often present new hazards even as they solve existing problems; electronic health records (EHRs) are no exception to that rule. CRICO—the medical malpractice insurer for the Harvard medical community and a leading patient safety resource—has expanded its coding system to capture information about incidents related to the use of EHRs. In this article, CRICO shares what it is learning about how to avoid the downside of information technology.
Philips Launches New Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services Business Group
Royal Philips has formed Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services, a new business group within Philips’ Healthcare sector that offers hospitals and health systems the customized clinical programs, advanced data analytics and interoperable, cloud-based platforms necessary to implement new models of care.
Philips Launches New Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services Business Group
Royal Philips has formed Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services, a new business group within Philips’ Healthcare sector that offers hospitals and health systems the customized clinical programs, advanced data analytics and interoperable, cloud-based platforms necessary to implement new models of care.
The Disparities Leadership Program Request for Applications
The Disparities Solutions Center is now accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Disparities Leadership Program (DLP), due February 14, 2014.
Disclosure, Apology, and Resolution—No Turning Back Now
Rick Boothman has been thinking about when he knew that the University of Michigan Health System, where he is executive director of clinical safety, had reached the “point of no return” about openly discussing preventable harm with patients. In his keynote to the MITSS Annual Dinner in November, Boothman explained that he had been struck by something he heard during a meeting in Washington, which led him to reflect on Michigan’s commitment to this approach.
Excel Medical Electronics Introduces AlarmNavigator™ to Address Alarm Fatigue
Excel Medical Electronics (EME), developers of the BedMasterEx data acquisition and reporting system, has introduced an AlarmNavigator product for supporting hospitals in their efforts to comply with The Joint Commission’s 2014 National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on alarm safety.
Vocera® Acquires mVisum to Address Alarm Fatigue
Vocera Communications, Inc. , the leading provider of integrated, intelligent communication solutions for mission-critical mobile environments, has aquired mVisum, an innovative provider of alarm management technology solutions for health systems.
U.S. News & World Reports to Increase Role of Patient Safety in Hospital Rankings
U.S. News & World Reports will increase the importance of patient safety in the methodology it uses to score hospitals for the publication’s annual Best Hospitals list. At the same time, the weight given to “reputation” in the scoring will decrease.
Innovative System Ensures Reliable Care for Patients at Risk of Pressure Ulcers
Despite known and effective methods for identifying risk and preventing hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, pressure ulcers remain the most prevalent preventable hospital-acquired condition. Turning patients at certain intervals is a proven approach to preventing HAPUs, but this routine task is often delayed or skipped when nurses are drawn unexpectedly into demanding or emergent situations.